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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci's wife files for divorce  —  MORE FROM: … Anthony Scaramucci, the White House's potty-mouthed new communications director, has been dumped by his beautiful blond wife because of his “naked political ambition,” multiple sources exclusively tell Page Six.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Sessions: Officials holding briefing next week on intel leaks
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Deidre is not a fan of Trump’: Scaramucci's wife reportedly files for divorce over his ‘naked political ambition’
Discussion: IJR
Washington Post:
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus … President Trump ousted White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and replaced him with Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly on Friday, a major shake-up designed to bring order …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump unhappy with Priebus for not ‘returning fire’ at Scaramucci: report  —  President Trump was reportedly unhappy with former chief of staff Reince Priebus for not “returning fire” at White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci following an explosive interview with the New Yorker this week.
Discussion: RedState and Power Line
New York Times:
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House  —  WASHINGTON — Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff who failed to impose order on a chaos-racked West Wing, was pushed out on Friday after a stormy six-month tenure, and President Trump replaced him with John F. Kelly …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Priebus wasn't acting today like someone who resigned yesterday  —  Reince Priebus told CNN he resigned on Thursday.  If that's true, today he sure wasn't acting like someone who had quit, according to sources with direct knowledge.  —  Priebus was seeing subtle assurances from colleagues about his future …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff
Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Watch The Shocking Moment John McCain Killed The Republican Health Care Bill  —  There is so much going on in this clip.  I can't stop watching.  —  While you were sleeping, Senate Republicans held a late-night vote to try to pass their last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare …
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
McConnell's Strange Achievement
Avik Roy / National Review:
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and CNBC
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
On Obamacare, Republicans Achieved Nothing
Discussion: CNBC
Wayne Washington / Palm Beach Post:
‘Trump Divorce’ cited in split between ex-NFL cheerleader and Florida state attorney  —  A former NFL cheerleader's split from her state attorney husband is described as the “Trump Divorce,” according to an unusual press release from the woman's PR firm.  —  The release notes that Dave Aronberg …
Discussion: IJR
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David Wright / All Things Nuclear:
North Korean ICBM Appears Able to Reach Major US Cities  —  Based on current information, today's missile test by North Korea could easily reach the US West Coast, and a number of major US cities.  —  Reports say that North Korea again launched its missile on a very highly lofted trajectory …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Pakistani IT Scammers  —  There's more than bank fraud going on here.  —  In Washington, it's never about what they tell you it's about.  So take this to the bank: The case of Imran Awan, Debbie Wasserman Schultz's mysterious Pakistani IT guy, is not about bank fraud.
New York Times:
Behind Legislative Collapse: An Angry Vow Fizzles for Lack of a Viable Plan  —  WASHINGTON — The closing argument was a curious one: Vote yes, Republican leaders told the holdouts in their conference.  We promise it will never become law.  —  After seven years of railing against the evils …
Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:
Trump Jr. Now Tied to Mexican Drug Cartel's Money Laundering Bankers  —  Baltic International Bank confirmed that Donald Trump Jr. collaborated with them one time in 2012.  —  But they denied any transactions showing their bank laundering money in a written statement last month.  —  Their denial is a lie.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Robin Eberhardt / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Americans opposes Trump's transgender military ban  —  A majority of Americans thinks that transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military, according to a Reuters poll released Friday.  —  The poll found that 58 percent of adults think transgender people …
Discussion: Reuters and Hullabaloo
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Federal Court: Public Officials Cannot Block Social Media Users Because of Their Criticism  —  Does the First Amendment bar public officials from blocking people on social media because of their viewpoint?  —  Mark Joseph Stern is a writer for Slate.  He covers the law and LGBTQ issues.
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
‘Sharknado’ creator: Epic fishy storm could actually happen  —  SEE ALSO  —  Climate change bites!  —  A “Sharkicane” — a terrifying twist on the meteorological havoc wrought in the cult flick “Sharknado” — is more likely than ever to strike Earth, the movie's creator jawed to The Post.
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
New York Post:
Couple caught in ‘financial spiral’ jump to their deaths  —  A couple jumped to their death in Murray Hill early Friday.  —  Seth Gottfried  —  A broke Manhattan chiropractor and his wife jumped to their deaths from an office building Friday — leaving suicide notes describing how they …
Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidency  —  The president of the United States is explicitly encouraging police violence.  —  In a speech to law enforcement officials in Long Island on Friday, the president of the United States delivered a clear and chilling message …
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Trump is something the nation did not know it needed
Alice B. Lloyd / Weekly Standard:
The Little College That Couldn't  —  The debate over Jane Sanders's legacy in Burlington.
Aqil Shah / New York Times:
Pakistan's Court Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Discussion: NPR, VICE News and The Atlantic
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The quest to prove collusion is crumbling
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
P&G Cuts More Than $100 Million in ‘Largely Ineffective’ Digital Ads
Discussion: Political Wire
Damon Linker / The Week:
What happened? What happened?! You blew it, Hillary.
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Rep. Gohmert: I Prayed For McCain, Cancer 'Doesn't Give Him Right To Make People Suffer'
Josh Levin / Slate:
Donald Trump Just Stole Jerry Seinfeld's Old Bit About Police Brutality
Discussion: Vox and The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Mary Finlay / The Guardian:
Experience: my dog underwent gender reassignment surgery
Discussion: IJR, The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Daniel Hoffman / New York Times:
The Russians Were Involved. But It Wasn't About Collusion.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats want to know who's behind Trump dossier
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and RedState
John Leland / New York Times:
The Rise and Fall of Liz Smith, Celebrity Accomplice
Discussion: Jezebel
 

 
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